I am sure that you are all trying to figure out exactly what I, and your other professors, expect on your written assignments. Some professors will supply you with a detailed "rubric" outlining exactly what you are expected to do and how points will be allocated for the assignment. I do not supply rubrics. Instead, I grade on the "gestalt" basis assigning an A for work that does an excellent job meeting the requirements of the assignment, a B for work that does a good job, etc. The main reason that I do not provide a detailed rubric is that I think that can limit and inhibit your creativity on how you complete an assignment.
However, I do think that it would be useful for me to provide you with some more explicit guidelines about what I am looking for. The Association of American Colleges and Universities has developed suggested rubrics on how to evaluate a college level work. I will post links to two of these rubrics, Written Communication and Critical Thinking, which might be helpful as you begin preparing your assignments for this and other classes.
Written Communication- https://apir.wisc.edu/assessment/Rubric_WrittenCommunication.pdf
Critical Thinking- http://assessment.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/CriticalThinking.pdf
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